San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-07-14

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Being detained in ST. Louis . day
on my way to Washington, the citi-
zens OF st. Louis were very kind in
showing myself and friends over the
city. We were halted at a place I
did not know until told. It was the
Anheuser. Busch brewing establish
ment II was worth seeing. but /
made no speech. Who Of these were
go refined, so circumspect. that would
not visit the Colts Pistol manufac-
tory, the Stilletto manufactory, the
Dynamite Boom mandatory, the In
QUESTION and other nameless places
il they had an opportunity ! am
not comparing the Aheuser- Busch es-
tablishment to these, but from the
apparent disgust Of these critics at
my action, they must suppose that
the brewery is as bad as the places I
have named.
have not learned that Mr.. Tai
mage was any worse man after he
had personally inspected certain
places / have named. Let us learn
from the pebble cast into the sea,
whose influence is first felt at it's i'm
mediate surroundings, that when all
is Gained at the center OF the circle,
smooth sens will soon exist at the
circumfrence. e.-J0hn ireland.
And so, dear John, the brewery at
least reminded you Of the Pistol, Still
letto and Dynamite Boom factory.
No wonder! We are not astonished
at your noting the similarity, as
many others have noticed the strik-
ing resemblance before. And you
didn't know where those wicked st.
Louis boys were taking you until
they halted at the brewery WELLJ
You wouldn't treat stray greenhorn
in that naughty way if you should
find one in Seguin, would your Now
the next time You go North you
ought to take Mr.. Burgess with you;
he will know a brewery or a distillery
without waiting to be told would
scent the danger from afar of, and
you would escape, you know And
now, John, do you really think you
are like Mr., TalmageY If our mem
ory serves us right, Mr. Talmage
went through the slums Of New York
for the avowed purpose of informing
himself as to the extent and nature
of the evils affecting the city, and has
since then continued to coll upon all
good people everywhere to assist 'in
the work Of publication, while you,
dear governor, didn't know where
you were going until those bad ST
Louis boys halted and told you. that
you were before one Of the great ST.
Louis Drunkard manufactures. And
after you had seen the evil you come
back to your own Texas home, advo-
eating, instead Of condemning the
curse. Oh, mol My dear sirl You
are not like Talmagel Not you! You
say you made no speech. Were YOU
'too full for utterance :" And if you
made no speech, John, would you
mind telling what "Anheuser' saids
You say it was acorth seeing. Would
t be breach Of confidence If you
should tell US just hoso much it was
worth
We don't exactly catch your mean
ng, where in that last paragraph yoH
peak OF learning something from the
pebble cast into the sea whose in
fuence is first felt at its immediate
surroundings" That "when all Is
aimed at the centre Of the circle
mooth seas will soon exist at the
Now, John, that SEN
ence is deep. But il must mean
omething. Lets seei Do you mean
hat the Anheuser-B brewery is
he centre 7" and that you went to
g immediate surroundings" to @feel
IS infuencei" And do you mean.to
ny that ''all was Gained at the centre"
nd that Anheuser made everything
D entirely satisfactory that you ex-
ect smooth sailing here in Texasi
Now, dear John, we may not inter-
ret your riddle correctly, but wo
ave done our best with it, and il that
your meaning you can rest assured
rat you are mistaken about the
smooth seas" part at least, for, gov
nor, we are going TO splash water
Ito your boat, sure, and you will
eet with prohibitory head winds.
I'd now and then with a regular
eagan and Maxey cyclone. and you
low It was one Of that sort Of winds
at turned your boat over last Jan
nv. SO be careful, dear governor.
ID stay close about Seguin; and. 10
,e your own language, '1ean 10 at
nd 10 your own business" and All
IN be well gith you--Austin Pro
bitionist
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